{"id":2006,"date":"2015-07-31T22:47:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T12:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/?p=2006"},"modified":"2019-11-04T22:50:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T12:50:25","slug":"princess-cruises-announces-celebrity-chef-partnership-with-curtis-stone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtatravel.com.au\/princess-cruises-announces-celebrity-chef-partnership-with-curtis-stone\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Cruises Announces Celebrity Chef Partnership with Curtis Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chef Curtis Stone is embarking on a partnership with Princess Cruises to serve up culinary creations across the cruise line&#8217;s fleet of 18 ships.<\/p>\n<p>Princess Cruises has announced a new exclusive partnership with esteemed restaurateur, New York Times best selling author and television personality Chef Curtis Stone. This collaboration will serve up new culinary offerings designed by Chef Stone, dedicated to fresh flavourful cuisine, ultimately creating memorable experiences as guests travel the world.<\/p>\n<p>Internationally known, Chef Stone began his cooking career at the age of 18 in his homeland of Australia and later honed his skills at Michelin-starred restaurants in London. He has appeared on a number of top-rated cooking programs, most recently starring as a mentor on Food Network\u2019s All-Star Academy and is host of the Network\u2019s brand-new show Beach Eats (premiering August 12). His first solo restaurant, Maude, opened to rave reviews in Beverly Hills, Calif. in 2014 from respected outlets such as Time, Travel +Leisure, Eater LA, Los Angeles Magazine, Angeleno and more. Curtis is also a New York Times best selling author, having written six cookbooks, his most recent Good Food, Good Life.<\/p>\n<p>Guests will be invited to enjoy three special offerings developed by Chef Stone, available only on a Princess cruise vacation, including:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u201cCrafted by Curtis\u201d menu items available in the main dining room across the entire fleet<br \/>\n&#8211; A new specialty restaurant concept and menu designed by Chef Stone<br \/>\n&#8211; A special Chef\u2019s Table by Curtis Stone experience<\/p>\n<p>This new partnership adds to the cruise line\u2019s &#8220;come back new&#8221; brand promise, designed to elevate the on-board guest experience. \u201cCrafted by Curtis\u201d menu items offered in the main dining rooms will debut aboard Golden Princess in the fall and roll out fleet-wide through the end of 2015. Chef Stone\u2019s first restaurant at sea will debut in December aboard Emerald Princess, sailing from Ft. Lauderdale to the Caribbean and Ruby Princess, sailing from Los Angeles on cruises to Hawaiiand Mexico. The rollout will continue on Coral Princess cruising the Panama Canaland then Sun Princess, which will bring Chef Stone\u2019s restaurant to his home country, Australia. Curtis Stone\u2019s Chef\u2019s Table experience will debut across the fleet beginning in early 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take tremendous pride in preparing and serving our guests freshly made dishes served with passion and care,\u201d said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises president. \u201cThis is an exciting step for Princess and sure to delight our guests since Chef Stone also believes that great meals bring people together to create lifelong memories, much like travel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cThis partnership will appeal to Princess guests around the world and most certainly to those enjoying Australia-based cruises since Chef Stone hails from Oz and is incredibly popular in his homeland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust the word \u2018cruise\u2019 puts me in my favourite mood \u2013 relaxed. Princess Cruises is known for visiting great worldwide destinations &#8211; I\u2019m set on bringing a new culinary experience to the sea to enhance and complete a cruise vacation,\u201d said Chef Curtis Stone. \u201cSince I travel often, I know that discovering delicious food and sharing a great meal can create some of the most memorable moments and I\u2019ve designed my restaurants with this in mind. It\u2019s important to me that guests have the experience that I would want and food that I\u2019d be thrilled to eat myself, at sea or anywhere else in the world,\u201d added Stone.\u00a0 For more details, or to book your next cruise, contact your MTA Cruise Expert.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chef Curtis Stone is embarking on a partnership with Princess Cruises to serve up culinary creations across the cruise line&#8217;s fleet of 18 ships. 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